You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry? - Chapter 272: House Arrest of Prince Changning
You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?
Chapter 272: House Arrest of Prince Changning"Your Highness Prince Changning, I'm sorry!"
Prince Changning was stunned when he was suddenly stopped by the guards with drawn swords.
He subconsciously stopped, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he let out a sneer that no one could understand:
"Who of you dares?"
Zhu Zhengxun was not afraid at all. He raised his eyes and glared at the guard fiercely, with murderous intent on his face.
The guards naturally didn't dare to take action to capture him, and they felt very conflicted.
At this moment, Zhu Yajie, who was so angry that he completely lost his mind, suddenly pointed at Zhu Zhengxun and roared loudly:
"Why don't you take him away quickly? Without my order, he will not be allowed to step out of the Changning Palace!"
"Yes! Your Highness the Regent!"
Soon, the guard no longer hesitated and responded promptly.
Upon hearing this, Prince Changning was speechless for a moment.
After a long sigh of helplessness, he quickly walked away.
His gloomy face was like a dark cloud, and his murderous intent grew stronger.
"I'm so pissed! How could he...how could he do this?
He simply doesn't take me seriously! Do we still have the law in Daye! ? "
After Prince Changning left, Zhu Yajie, who had just sat down, couldn't help but slam the table and stood up, his face full of anger.
Upon seeing this, none of the ministers dared to step forward and speak; they all lowered their heads and trembled with fear.
"Your Highness, what should we do now? Should we inform the Queen Mother?"
After Zhu Yajie calmed down a little, Zhang Xingguo suddenly stepped out and asked cautiously.
But Zhu Yajie was angry at the moment and was not afraid of anyone.
To be more precise, he has never been afraid of anyone since he actually sat on this dragon throne.
In Zhu Yajie's opinion, as long as Zhu Yunhao doesn't return to the palace, he has the final say in the entire Daye.
This dragon throne...he sat on it!
"I will naturally explain to the Queen Mother, you don't have to worry about it!
The most urgent thing right now is that we must seize the Northern Kingdom before Loulan does! "
"Your Highness is wise~"
Zhu Yajie was determined to take over the Northern Kingdom alone, so he announced his plan in public again with absolute determination.
Fearing that they would suffer the same fate as Prince Changning, no one present dared to object and they all echoed in unison.
"If there is something to discuss, please discuss it. If not, please leave the court!"
"Farewell to His Royal Highness the Regent~"
Zhu Yajie glanced at all the civil and military officials in the room, his tone was very cold and his expression was extremely ugly.
As soon as he finished speaking, all he got in return was a chorus of farewells.
Helpless, Zhu Yajie had to leave in anger.
Just as Zhu Yajie said, within half a month, he had gathered 100,000 elite soldiers and quickly sent them to the north.
But what was beyond Zhu Yajie's expectations was that although the Northern Kingdom had been defeated repeatedly before, this time its fighting power was extremely strong and it seemed that it was going to make a comeback.
Bad news kept coming from the front line, and Zhu Yajie even began to doubt whether his decision was correct.
Helpless, he had to shamelessly go look for Queen Mother Qiao.
Yan'an Temple
"Prince Anyuan, you are so brave! You... you actually dared to keep Prince Changning under house arrest without telling me!"
"That would be fine! You... you actually dared to act on your own and send troops to attack the Northern Kingdom without authorization, causing nearly 100,000 elite soldiers and generals in Daye to be almost wiped out!"
"Don't you have anything to explain to me?"
As soon as Zhu Yajie stepped into Ren'an Palace, Empress Dowager Qiao pointed at him and started to accuse him, her face full of displeasure.
Zhu Yajie knew that he was in the wrong and was also afraid of the hidden power of Empress Dowager Qiao, so he dared not say another word and was extremely terrified.
Seeing this, Queen Mother Qiao was immediately furious. She glared at Zhu Yajie fiercely again and roared:
"I'm asking you! Are you mute now? Where is your former majesty in the palace?"
Zhu Yajie knew that Empress Dowager Qiao was very angry, so he naturally didn't dare to respond with a single word, and his heart was in turmoil.
For him, silence is the only option now.
It is absolutely impossible to make him change his mind and admit that Prince Changning's decision was correct.
After all, once he admitted defeat in this matter, he would most likely lose all his prestige and might even be replaced by King Changning.
"Prince Anyuan, do you not take me seriously?
You are now...now you are so brazen as to ignore my questions?"
Queen Mother Qiao had no choice but to calm down her anger.
Seeing that her anger had subsided a little, Zhu Yajie's tense nerves gradually relaxed a little, and he replied tremblingly:
"I dare not! Please don't be too angry, mother!"
"Don't dare? I think you are very brave! You even dare to sacrifice the entire Daye just to take over a small northern country!"
What made Zhu Yajie feel extremely terrified was that as soon as he finished speaking, Empress Dowager Qiao glared at him fiercely again, with veins bulging on her face.
It can be seen that Empress Dowager Qiao is also very aggrieved at this point.
After all, Daye was the empire she and the late emperor had built together, and now it was about to be destroyed in the hands of Zhu Yajie.
To say she wasn't terrified would be a lie.
"I know I was wrong! But now that things have come to this, I have no chance of retreating. I ask my mother to help me and take down Loulan in one fell swoop!"
Queen Mother Qiao could never have dreamed that after her scolding, Zhu Yajie not only did not show the slightest remorse, but even had the audacity to ask her to help him take over the Northern Kingdom.
By now, he had already ruined a good hand.
How dare he ask her for help?
"Prince Anyuan, have you been visiting fireworks places too much recently and your mind is confused?"
Having said that, Queen Mother Qiao gave Zhu Yajie a displeased look and her face became even gloomier.
Then, her sharp eyes fell on Zhu Yajie again, and she said helplessly:
"I only have a few useless soldiers and generals under my command. Even if I send them all to you, how much effect can they have?"
Zhu Yajie knew that Queen Mother Qiao had some power, but he really didn't know how much of a role it could play.
When Zhu Yajie heard what Queen Mother Qiao said, he immediately panicked.
"What should I do now? The Northern Kingdom has suddenly saved a trick, and they have defeated all my soldiers in Daye.
It is estimated that it will not be long before the North Kingdom may make a comeback.
If they attack Yecheng, then we will..."
The more Zhu Yajie thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his face turned extremely pale.
What he always worried about was that the enemy would attack the palace and his throne would be lost.
Queen Mother Qiao had long seen through his little thoughts and was too lazy to waste time with him. She sighed helplessly, waved her hand, and said:
"It is God's will! If such a day really comes, I will hang myself in front of the previous emperors and die to atone for my sins!"
"Mother..."
When Zhu Yajie saw that the Queen Mother refused to help him by threatening to commit suicide, he was stunned and looked anxious, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
But Queen Mother Qiao had long seen through Zhu Yajie's wolfish ambitions, and soon completely cut off his only remaining thoughts:
"Go down, I am tired. Now that I have handed the affairs of the country into your hands, you can decide for yourself!"
Zhu Yajie had no choice but to bow tremblingly, hunched over and slowly backed away from Ren'an Palace.